Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-26


At last II appears a. II England were waking up
ami beginning 10 take notice OF the international
complications on the Paci1c coast. The Canadian
cruisers in charge of the North Atlantic fisheries
have % bong had everything their own way that
the quiet but effective retaliation practiced on the
other side OK the continent by secretary Bayard
has upon our British cousins with a shock OF
surprise. They find 1t hard to believe that the
most patient OF governments IS really rendering,
TIT for tat aud that underneath its outward nen
OF lOng-suffering and forbearince there has been
all the time keen sense OF wrong, for which no
adequate means OF relief seemed 10 suggest Itself.
Retaliation OF the sort proposed by Congress would
have many drawbacks in practical operation,
which most OF the people VINO crying for 1t
cannot fOreSee. Secretary BIydrd however, has
discovered means OF making the British seaerS
as uncomfortable as the Canddi N minister OF ma
rine has made the Yankee fishermen, and with q
good deal better basis OF law. The Canadian min
lister assumes an authority the waters within
certain number or miles Of the Dominion shore,
AMI rgureS out his limits on any stretch OF sea by
making the farthest protrudtng cape his point OF
departure. This Is strained construction, to say
the least. on the other hand, In asserting this
governments exclusive rights within Behring Sea,
the American Secretary need only point for his
justification 10 the nearest map showing The line
OF Aleutian islands, stretching from the end OF the
Alaska peninsula nearly across to the coast of
Asia, making Behrinx sea. for all intentS a great
land-lOcked bay. The Instructions sent 10 the
United States officers over there do not seem 10
warrant the seizure OF vessels engaged in cap
turing fur-bedring animals within certain pre-
scribed limits, but our o-ers have used their dis
Cretlon In Behriag Sea Very much as The British
officers have used theirs on the Canada coast, and
made arrests on suspicion, where circumstances
have pointed TO the onense OF pOlching. Now that
the case has been laid before the Imperial govern
ment, we may expect It 10 reach IN issue soon,
and shall learn how England proposes to defend
her bullying course toward q friendly nation on
one coast, while Directing To the assertion OF
equally valid rights, and III the mildeSt manner,
by the same friendly nation on another.
The investigation into the treatment OF immi-
grants at Castle Garden opens with the discovery
Of abuses fully justifying the suspicion against
the place There appears TO have been systematic
plundering of ignorant and poor foreigners, and
in several cases downright brutality TO women in
helpless and pltiable state. The wholesale
methods of shipping immigrants westward over
roads which they do not wish To take, simply be-
cause the railroad companies have agreed TO take
turns in carrying Immigrant travel prove to have
worked serious injury in a number of cases
Mothers, with Children, coming 10 join the father
In this country have been sent to destinations
hundreds OF miles from that they desired. In some
cases families have been separated, part going
ONSl OlS EOt1 ttl1 over another. OSerSAargeS
Tor checking baggage are systematic AMI heart
less SofAgraRt and n ttJer-of-coUrSe have these
outrageS been that Scandinavian clergymen in
this country have advised their friends IN the cd
country 10 land at Boston instead of New YORK.
The debt the world owe, John Ru-kin need not
b. at ali discounted b. The flct that ais mind has
passed under a cloud at the close OF his career
All along his lite a question has haunted his work
which some may now think Is answered. But this
has been the los OF many other men since time be-
gan and human progress depend a on minds that
outran the common pace of civilization. Ruskin's
was soul that In the words OF George Eliot
''heard the fine whlspeTings on the other side vi
silence the squirrels heart beat AMI the ldrs in
ner song He swept his boldly, from beating
the way clear for pnOr unknown dreamer in
water cOOrS 10 the rugged Titan-like strokes that
h. dealt in FOrS CIdriJeru for the worhingine "
England Like all philosophers. the sanity OF his
doctrines was under constant challenge his sin
certify and Integrity, never. lie braved every
thing spoke clearly, sweetIy and helpfully 20 all
mankind, and whatever his end may be his name
Will be among the fnTnOrtalS and his worn. has
gone upon a Worldwide mission
To any one who has seen or read much OF Mani
toba il seems To be silly thing men 10 go to
war over = railroad track in thai distant waste
But when IL Is remembered that nearly one-third
OF the best arabic land in North America lies
above the international boundary the anxiety OF
the Mal1JOOJns 10 have a railroad OF their own Is
hot 81 absurd. Eight hundred miles west OF
Winnipeg. farmers are contente1ly raising 40
bushels OF hard wheat To the acre. which they
sell at forty 20 fifty cents bushel. while they pay
S,S d ton Tor anthracite coal shipped from the
East. The interstate law has given theIn q vision
o. teyerance, and they striving 10 re die IL
Jut OF 1t may come their political intepen ience
possibly their annexation 20 the United States
Jake Sharps luck in getting stay OF proceed
ingS strikes chord Of sympathy n the breast of
the average New Yorker. Everybody seems Will
Ing 10 give him the favorite punishment recon-
menied by the circuit rider IL the ..Hooaler school,
ma,ter-tO be 'heiI-shaEen ami hair-singed but
snatch5d back IN time save his soul" IL would
complete the dramatic proportions OF the Doodle
epic 10 let the chief boodier cut on bail 10 the
amount OF II, 100000, as proposed and never bring
hin 10 trial again.
Mayor Hewitt returns from Bar HarbOr glowing
WITH kindly appreciation OF its beauty and cool
hess. But he fails 10 state whether his nights are
hlied with peace and seems TO have no definite
recollection whether Bar Harbor has a dog pound
OF not
Tue smiths, o. SidltAvllle, are gathering at Pea
PACK, " j.. Tor their annual convention. III they
We're al II one state IL would be worth while Tor
MT Cleveland. Mr.. Blaine, Mr.. sherman and one
Or two other gentlemen OF note 10 look twice at
their platform